McCain against the world

With polls showing disaster for John McCain, Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard puts things in perspective:
[W]e can only echo the words of the 30-year-old Abraham Lincoln. On December 26, 1839, responding to the confident prediction of one of his political opponents “that every State in the Union will vote for Mr. Van Buren at [...]

Disaster for McCain if he signs on to “Gang of 16″

RedState.com has a great editorial on the rumors that John McCain plains to sign on to the disasterous “Gang of 16″ energy “plan:”
For the past several months, John McCain has ridden the energy issue, moreso than any other single issue, to the top of the polls. Governor Palin, one of the nation’s leading proponents of [...]

Obama is still in trouble with Hillary voters

Barak Obama is in bad shape, and he should be concerned. First of all, Hillary Clinton showed in her speech on Tuesday night exactly why she would have been a formidable opponent to John McCain. The audience of Democrats in the Pepsi Center in Denver were loud and highly supportive. You could [...]

Obama on Supreme Court justices

It is important to note that Obama confirmed he would not nominate either Clarence Thomas or Antonin Scalia. He says that John Roberts “actions” confirm his “no” vote.
So, by implication, Obama will nominate a Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Contrast this with John McCain’s insistence he will nominate a Scalia and Thomas. [...]